Aurora Mardiganian

Ravished Armenia

Aurora Mardiganian

"Ravished Armenia" by Aurora Mardiganian (translated by H. L. Gates). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Ravished Armenia (Autobiography)

Aurora Mardiganian

In Ravished Armenia Aurora Mardiganian, a survivor of the Armenian genocide of 1915–1923, recalls sixteen young Armenian girls being «crucified» by their Ottoman tormentors. The story starts in 1915 when Arshaluys was 14 years old. She personally witnessed the murder of her father, mother, brothers and sisters. She was taken to the harem of a number of Turkish pashas, but had remained attached to her Christian Armenian faith despite being tortured repeatedly at the hands of her captors.